Dr Martin Taylor

Dr Martin Taylor

Lecturer

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Engineering

Qualifications

  • MEng (University of Hull)
  • PhD / DPhil (Aston University)

Summary

I obtained an MChem Chemistry from the University of Hull in 2013, I then acquired a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Aston University where I worked in the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute.

After a brief stint in industry where I worked for British Steel, I returned to the University of Hull in 2018 as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Energy and Environment Institute.

In 2022 I became a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering.

My research interests are in:

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Nanomaterials

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemical Processes

Waste to Low Carbon Fuels

Waste to Materials for Environmental Protection and Carbon Capture

Current group members:

Mr Karl Hornsby (MSc by research)

Miss Priyanka (PhD)

Mr Rajiv Kashyap (PhD)

Miss Isobel Wood (PhD)

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Evaluation of Natural Organic Additives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for Calcium and Magnesium Scale Formation in Water Systems

Al-Gailani, A., Taylor, M. J., Zaheer, M. H., & Barker, R. (online). Evaluation of Natural Organic Additives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for Calcium and Magnesium Scale Formation in Water Systems. ACS Environmental Au, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00076

Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future

Priyanka, Wood, I., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Cheah, K. W., Vashisht, D., Mehta, S., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future. Sustainability, 16(20), Article 8838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16208838

Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis

Bongosia, J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Loy Chun Minh, A., Sow Mun Lock, S., Cheah, K. W., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis. Journal of environmental management, 370, Article 122558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122558

Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment

Yiin, C. L., Lai, Z. Y., Chin, B. L. F., Lock, S. S. M., Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., & Chan, Y. H. (2024). Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment. Journal of cleaner production, 470, Article 143248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143248

Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels

Taylor, M. J., Hornsby, K., Cheah, K. W., Hurst, P., Walker, S., & Skoulou, V. (2024). Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 7, Article 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100123

Research interests

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Surface Science

Materials Science

Atmospheric Chemistry

Green Chemistry

Thermochemical Processing (Pyrolysis/Gasification)

Bioenergy

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Energy from Waste and Biomass

Funder

Energy Works (Hull) Ltd

Grant

£100,000.00

Started

1 December 2016

Status

Complete

Project

THYME: Transforming furfural via a hydrogen cascade reaction to methyl furan, the future of aviation fuel through lab on a chip

Funder

Research England

Grant

£36,825.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Complete

Project

HEIF: Monodisperse, multimetallic microreactor wash coats for sustainable chemical synthesis

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£3,000.00

Started

1 January 2022

Status

Complete

Project

Bluegen - Utilisation of biorefinery residues for blue hydrogen production

Funder

BEIS Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Grant

£63,759.00

Started

1 June 2022

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

THYME: Reclaiming lignin rich sludge after enzymatic hydrolysis for repurposing and pelletizing into a secondary fuel source for thermochemical transformation

Funder

Research England

Grant

£28,327.00

Started

1 November 2019

Status

Complete

Project

THYME Producing sustainable fine chemicals and fuels from photo-cracking plastic waste via grafted UV/Vis active nanoparticles

Funder

Research England

Grant

£30,090.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Complete

Project

THYME: REclaiming lignin rich waste for next generation solid bioFuel2 source for thermochemical conversion to bioenergy via pyrolysis and gasification (Re-Fuel2)

Funder

Research England

Grant

£37,358.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Complete

Project

THYME: New Fuel – New fuels from sustainable biomass resources

Funder

Research England

Grant

£19,186.00

Started

1 July 2021

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Nanomaterials

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Chemical Processes

Waste to Low Carbon Fuels

Waste to Materials for Environmental Protection and Carbon Capture

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Member of the American Chemical Society

2022

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

2019

MRSC

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